Pamela Coke-Hamilton is Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC), the joint agency of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) aimed at trade and international business development.

Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Are Key to an Inclusive and Sustainable Future

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Supported by ITC, young Guinean entrepreneurs adapted their business models with urban logistics and product deliveries during the COVID-19 pandemic..  Paul Traoré

Micro-, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are engines of economic growth and employment, accounting for 90 per cent of businesses, up to 70 per cent of all jobs and 50 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) at the global level.